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The rescue effort saw 97 per cent of the 438 oiled penguins rehabilitated and released back into the wild.

The Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre at Phillip Island Nature Parks is Victoria's only seabird rehabilitation facility and is capable of caring for up to 1500 little penguins in the event of an oil spill.

The little penguin is the smallest species of penguin, with adults standing up to 40 centimetres tall.